Skat

Germany's national 3-player trick card game with bidding ladder, matadors, Grand, and Null contracts.

Deck and Bidding Ladder

Played with a 32-card deck (7 through Ace). Three active players receive 10 cards each; 2 cards form the Skat.

Card rank: J♣ > J♠ > J♥ > J♦ > A > 10 > K > Q > 9 > 8 > 7.
Card point values (eyes): A=11, 10=10, K=4, Q=3, J=2 (total 120 eyes).
Bidding: Based on contract base values (Clubs 12, Spades 11, Hearts 10, Diamonds 9, Grand 24) multiplied by matador multipliers (18, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30, ...).

Contracts and Scoring

The highest bidder picks up the Skat, discards 2 cards, and declares Suit, Grand (Jacks only trump), or Null (no trumps, declarer must take 0 tricks).
In Suit and Grand, the declarer must win at least 61 eyes against the two defenders cooperating.
Seeger-Fabian tournament scoring tracks points across a list of games.